Terminal -x question

[Duke Normandin]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:

> On mar., 2010-10-19 at 13:31 -0600, Duke Normandin wrote:
> > I installed `root-tail' using "Synaptic Package Mgr". Fired up
> > `root-tail' but nothing happens. How does that culprit work?
>
> try root-tail /var/log/syslog ?

I did -- the very first time I run it! I tried again just now - still
nothing. Should it be bringing up a terminal with root privileges and
running `tail' /var/log/syslog? Because if _that_ is what's suppose to
happen, then this package is hosed - on my system anyway.
-- 
duke